Improvement in cheese-frames



A THOMAS M. "BRINTNALL A Improvement n Cheese Frames.

No. 117,9 74. Palm August 15,1811.

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STATES PATENMFFICE.

THOMAs M. BHINTNALL, OF MEDINA, OHIO,

IMPROVEMENT IN CHEESE-FRAMES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 117,974, dated August175, 1871.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAs M. BRINTNALL, of Medina, in the county ofMedina and State of Ohio, have invented certain Improvements inCheeseFraines, of which the following is a speciication:

My invention consists of' a rotary frame and suitable uprights forsupport of the saine. Said frame consists of grooved posts, lazy-tongs,friction rollers, slotted bands with guide pins, shelves with edgings,and hoistingjack, and is connected with the uprights which support it,and on which it rotates, by ineans of a gudgeon and washers.

In the accompanying drawing, A represents the uprights just mentioned. Bare the grooved posts, pivoted to the ulrrights at a. These posts aregrooved so as to admit the guide-pin b of slotted band I) and guide-pinof lazy-tongs E, and to allow the same to be operated in openingI andclosing the shelves F, vwhich shelves are stiiiened by edgings, saidedgings also keeping' the cheeses in place. G is a hoistingjack,attached to the upper and lower shelves, and is used to open and closethe frame or rack. H represents cheeses.

The operation of my invention is as follows: Having arranged the cheesesH upon shelves F, when it is desired to turn thein seize the handle ofthe hoisting-jack G, carry it to the ri ght or left,

as the case may require, which will bring the shelves close to thecheeses. When the necessary pressure has been Obtained the jack may besecured in place by means of a dog' at g. The frame may now be easilyrevolved by pressure against the lower shelf or either of the posts. Theshelves may be opened by reversingl the jack.

I claim as my invention- 1. The shelves, provided with the guide-band Dand guidepin b, in combination with thejointed Ilevers E and slottedguide-post B, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. The combination of' the shelves, the jointed levers E, and theslotted guidepost B with the axis and washer a, substantially asdescribed.

3. The combination ofthe ilanged shelves, the jointed levers E, slottedguide-post B, a-Xis and washer a, uprights A, and the compressing'device G g, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I have signed my naine to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

THOMAS M. BRINTNALL.

Witnesses:

Jos. T. K. PLANT, ARTHUR SHEPHERD.

